Empowering the Sioux Empire
The Sioux Empire Betterment Foundation was officially launched in early 2024, with a mission to improve the lives of residents in the Sioux Empire. With the help of our donors, we're excited to do that!
Our Mission Statement
Our Mission is to improve the lives of Sioux Empire residents. We’ll do this by providing financial support to organizations that are actively working on projects that directly help area residents. The SEBF will strive to maximize the positive impact of its (i.e. our donors’) funds by adhering to two guiding rules.
(1) The SEBF will base its project selection only upon the merits of the individual projects and the operational efficiencies of the organizations that executes them. In other words we will select projects that significantly benefit area residents and are run by organizations that manage their funds efficiently. No other factors will be considered for project selection and execution.
(2) The SEBF itself will adhere to the same operational efficiency standards that we look for when selecting organizations to support—i.e. use funds efficiently and thereby maximize the funding available to directly help residents.
These operating rules seem simple and obvious. However, by following them we will both maximize our available funds and ensure that they are allocated to the most positively impactful projects.
Four Reasons Why You Should Support the Sioux Falls Metropolitan Area by Donating to the Sioux Empire Betterment Foundation
More Money for Charitable Work
The SEBF operates efficiently. It has only one paid employee--the marketing manager. This person, along with other SEBF personnel, works to find donors and solicit contributions. None of the officers/directors of SEBF draw a salary, receive health insurance benefits, pension benefits or incur payroll taxes. There will be no training or travel expenses. The office space is donated by one of the directors. Furthermore the SEBF does not be send a percentage of the contributions that it collects to a national headquarters. The savings that result from these lower costs will enable the SEBF to pay out a larger percentage of the contributions that it receives to fund local charitable work.
A Superior Grant Selection Process Results in Greater Impact from Your Contributions
SEBF’s grant selection process focuses on two things: (1) The impact of the project on the community. (2) The efficiency of the charitable organization that executes the project. We only fund projects that are both highly impactful and efficiently managed. Funding for highly-impactful projects, proposed by efficient charitable organizations, will never be rejected in favor of less qualified projects/organizations that assert superiority in other areas—e.g. greater focus on achieving DEI objectives.
SEBF’s Procedures Makes Local Charites Stronger
Unlike some foundations, the SEBF does not require charitable organizations to restrict their fundraising activities to receive our grants. The SEBF is not in competition for funds with local charities. We’re here to help them achieve their objectives.
SEBF Offers Donors the Opportunity to Partner with a Local Charity
The SEBF will offer donors the opportunity to partner with a local charitable organization. The details of any such partnership will be determined by mutual agreement between the donor and charity. The SEBF will screen charities and make introductions should there be mutual interests. By partnering with a local charity a donor can specify that most of his contributions to SEBF go directly to that selected charity. The donor may want to work directly with the charity to assist it with achieving its community betterment objectives. In doing this the donor may also achieve some of its own local marketing objectives. The SEBF will assist donors to get credit for their ESG oriented activities.